Overview
- .salon is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The TLD is listed as delegated and was added to the DNS root zone on 5 December 2015.
- Registry/operator: Donuts (Outer Orchard, LLC).
History
- The .salon string was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Donuts (operating as Outer Orchard, LLC) submitted a successful application; the TLD was delegated to the Root Zone on 5 December 2015.
- Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) as part of its application.
- Other applicants for .salon included:
- Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network Pty Ltd
- DaySmart Software
- Donuts (Outer Orchard, LLC)
- L'Oréal
Notable Cases or Examples
- L'Oréal's application received a GAC Early Warning (from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair Heather Dryden). The warning noted that the applicant was "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string" relating to a broad market sector and that this could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.
- Donuts' successful application included a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) filed with its application.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: SALON
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.SALON 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.28.58
nserver: V0N1.NIC.SALON 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.29.58
nserver: V0N2.NIC.SALON 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.30.58
nserver: V0N3.NIC.SALON 161.232.14.58 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:58
nserver: V2N0.NIC.SALON 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.31.58
nserver: V2N1.NIC.SALON 161.232.15.58 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:58
ds-rdata: 20629 8 2 15beee88cb2059844adc8b06944fc2424a7618726b390a08fc21fde2ef6daa07
whois: whois.nic.salon
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2015-11-12
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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